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Unfair Pro-Breast Bias Cost James Cameron the Oscar, Claims Sigourney Weaver

Unfair Pro-Breast Bias Cost James Cameron the Oscar, Claims Sigourney Weaver

Most people considered Kathryn Bigelow‘s Oscar win for Best Director a great breakthrough for women in Hollywood and an all-around awesome moment…and then there’s Sigourney Weaver who thinks the Academy shafted James [...]

Today in Best Picture Nominee Lawsuits: Chinese Man Says He Came Up With Avatar First

Today in Best Picture Nominee Lawsuits: Chinese Man Says He Came Up With Avatar First

Yesterday I gave you the skinny on Master Sgt. Jeffrey Sarver’s lawsuit against the makers of The Hurt Locker, in which he claims his exploits were the unacknowledged inspiration for Jeremy Renner‘s [...]

Oscars Preemptively Censor Sacha Baron Cohen, for Fear of Offending James Cameron.  That’s Power, Kids.

Oscars Preemptively Censor Sacha Baron Cohen, for Fear of Offending James Cameron. That’s Power, Kids.

Many wondered what the deal was when Sacha Baron Cohen was unceremoniously dumped from the list of Oscar presenters.  The assumption was that the Oscars were just being PC namby-pambies, bumping Cohen [...]

Avatized:  What Celebrities – and Cinematic Killers – Would Look Like as Na’vi

Avatized: What Celebrities – and Cinematic Killers – Would Look Like as Na’vi

Robert Paulson has mad Photoshop skills, a Flickr account and a burning desire to turn random famous people into Na’vi.  The result:  an awesome gallery of celebrities and quasi-celebrities with blue faces, [...]

Avatar Role Playing:  It’s Still Just a Comedy Bit (For Now)

Avatar Role Playing: It’s Still Just a Comedy Bit (For Now)

Sometimes you see a comedy bit that makes you think, “Yes it’s a joke today, but I’d bet a million dollars someone will be doing this for real tomorrow.”  Live Avatar Role [...]